42 U.S.C. § 9809 — Statement of purpose
submitted 45 years ago by Pub. L. 97-35 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 76 words · no verdicts yet
This part addresses special economic needs in rural or low-income areas by supporting self-help programs that promote economic development and independence. It encourages low-income families to combine their skills and resources to create and expand rural businesses.
This part is intended to meet the special economic needs of rural communities or areas with many or a substantial number of low-income people by supporting self-help programs that promote economic development and independence, in addition to similar federal programs. The programs should encourage low-income families to combine their skills and resources to create and expand rural economic businesses.
It is the purpose of this part to meet the special economic needs of rural communities or areas with concentrations or substantial numbers of low-income persons by providing support to self-help programs which promote economic development and independence, as a supplement to existing similar programs conducted by other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Such programs should encourage low-income families to pool their talents and resources so as to create and expand rural economic enterprise.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 620, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 493.)
- 1981Enacted · Pub. L. 97-35 · 95 Stat. 493
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